The Morrison government has given the green light to a 12-month review of logging operations in Victoria, but community members say its findings will come too late to stop environmental damage and fail to scrutinise NSW forestry. “What remains after the fires is critical to protect, especially for threatened species,” says Gippsland Environment Group member Louise*, speaking from her home north of Bairnsdale in the Tambo forest management area, where about 40 per cent of the forest was burnt in the fires. The group is concerned about half-a-dozen coupes that contain greater gliders – a possum species listed as “vulnerable” under national environment laws – are earmarked for harvest, with two scheduled to be logged in June. …The Victorian “major event review” will examine the environmental protections of its Regional Forest Agreements (RFA) and be conducted over around 12 months by an independent panel, with members appointed by state and federal governments, a government spokesperson said.